Re: [Algorithms] infinite precision spatial database

[Tom H. <to...@ve...>]

At 10:21 PM 12/16/2003, you wrote:
>I would never invest in a technology that had to be kept secret from 
>me.  If they aren't even willing to allow you to dig under the hood and 
>get the details with an NDA, they probably have less than they want you to 
>think they do.

I have to second this motion. And even more importantly, if you don't 
understand the technology well enough to determine if it's good or bad, 
then I'd strongly suggest you hire a consultant who can do so for you. I 
can think of at least two people (besides myself) who could do so reliably, 
and I think that's your goal by posting to this list in the first place. 
That said, if someone is showing you a 640x480 demo running at 15fps, it's 
pretty much a given that the tech isn't going to be usable in a modern 
game. I mean, it's cool being able to go from a room to the moon with the 
same engine, but at 15fps it's kinda worthless. While going from a room to 
the moon is technically interesting, unless you can maintain highly 
interactive rates (60fps or higher) you're just wasting your time.

Tom